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Could The Pain In Left Arm And Dizziness Be Genetical Heart Problem?

I had a widowmaker heart attack over 2 years ago quit smoking the day I had it lost 12 pounds try to watch what I eat doctor says I need to be seen just once a year now also I ride my recumbent bike 7 days a week at 7 miles per days father and grandfather and two brothers died of this my brothers were in their 50 s doctors tell me it s bad genes with chloesterol in the family I was having left arm pain and dizziness and vomiting when it happened did not know what was going on so several hours after the onset I had my husband drive me to the er they say I was lucky very minimal damage to the heart what s my chances of living to a ripe old age I was 54 then I m 57 now thanks for any info
Fri, 10 Apr 2015
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Hello and thanks for your contact. You have ischemic heart disease, atherosclerosis of vessels. You can live for a long time, our heart can works 300 years, but you should abide by cardiologist prescriptions ;he will prescribe medicines for prophylaxis of heart attacks: Calcium antagonists, cardiac aspirin daily in bed time,you should follow diet to avoid for high cholesterol, don't eat butter,yolk of eggs, fatty food, less oil food. You should take hypolipidemic medicine(atorvastatin),Vitamin E 400mg daily 1 month, because Vit E binds bad cholesterol and works as antioxidant, cod oil 2 capsule 1 time 1 month, eat more food riched potassium(caarot,potato,raisin, apricot, etc.), olive oil 1 tablespoon 3 times before meal
I am wishing you good health
Dr.Svetlana Shrivastva
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Could The Pain In Left Arm And Dizziness Be Genetical Heart Problem?

Hello and thanks for your contact. You have ischemic heart disease, atherosclerosis of vessels. You can live for a long time, our heart can works 300 years, but you should abide by cardiologist prescriptions ;he will prescribe medicines for prophylaxis of heart attacks: Calcium antagonists, cardiac aspirin daily in bed time,you should follow diet to avoid for high cholesterol, don t eat butter,yolk of eggs, fatty food, less oil food. You should take hypolipidemic medicine(atorvastatin),Vitamin E 400mg daily 1 month, because Vit E binds bad cholesterol and works as antioxidant, cod oil 2 capsule 1 time 1 month, eat more food riched potassium(caarot,potato,raisin, apricot, etc.), olive oil 1 tablespoon 3 times before meal I am wishing you good health Dr.Svetlana Shrivastva